Streichquartette

With the complete recording of the string quartets by Dmitri Shostakovich, the Quatuor Danel has created an impressive work that dives into the composer's life with deep musical understanding and sets an unparalleled standard in the interpretation of his chamber music. These new live recordings, made in 2022 in the Mendelssohn Hall of the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, capture the full spectrum of emotions in Shostakovich's quartet cycle, from the supernatural to the profound, from the whimsical to the reflective. With his interpretation of this extraordinary cycle, the Quatuor Danel has established an unmistakable Shostakovich style that cannot be found in any other quartet. First violin Marc Danel looks back with pleasure on the "almost sensational" response from the audience in Leipzig and hopes "that the collective spirit we continuously felt during our residency in the Mendelssohn Hall will also be conveyed in the recordings".